Daily activity ideas

Small nudges out of autopilot. Do one on a lunch break or on the way home.

• • Get a coffee at a cafe you've never been to
• • Call a friend you haven't spoken to in months
• • Walk down a street in your town you've never been down
• • Buy a fruit you've never tried and eat it
• • Go and watch the sunset somewhere high up
• • Pop into a charity shop and buy something under £3
• • Order something you've never had at a takeaway

The things you keep meaning to do. Pick one for your next day off.

• • Go for a swim
• • Bake a cake from scratch
• • Visit a town or village nearby you've never been to
• • Cook a dish from a country you've never eaten food from
• • Go to the cinema on your own
• • Have a picnic in a park you've never visited
• • Go for a bike ride somewhere new
• • Visit a museum or gallery you keep meaning to go to
• • Go to a quiz night at a local pub

Bigger first steps: a class, a club, a skill. These are the ones that can turn into something you do every week.

• • Book a beginner pottery class
• • Start learning guitar with a free online lesson
• • Join a local parkrun or running club
• • Try a taster session at a climbing wall
• • Sign up for a beginner dance class
• • Learn to cook bread and bake your first loaf
• • Join a five-a-side or social sports team
• • Start learning a language and complete your first lesson
• • Try a life drawing or art class